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Printing

Printing is only possible from the ThinClients located in the Earth Science Library.

All library users (FU members and external users) can print for a fee from specially designated ThinClients.
The printer and the print terminal are located in the scan room.

To use the service, you need:

  • a library card
    or

  • an FU account

1. Add Credit to Your Print Account

Print portal:
https://portal.zedat.fu-berlin.de:8444/print/user/
(Login with FU account or library account)

  • Minimum top-up: €2.00

  • Maximum top-up: €100.00

  • Payment via PayPal (debit card, credit card, or SEPA direct debit)

Costs

  • €0.09 per A4 page (black and white)

  • Color printing is not available !

  • Double-sided printing is preset

2. Send a Print Job

  • Start the print job on the ThinClient

  • Printer “UBGEO” is preset

  • Black-and-white and duplex printing are preset

3. Release the Print Job

  • Log in at the print terminal in the scan room

  • Select “Jobs”

  • Release and print the job

Uncollected print jobs are automatically deleted the following night.

4. Recommended Procedure for Printing Multiple PDF Copies

To avoid incorrect page calculations, we recommend:

  • Download the PDF file or open it from the network drive

  • Open the file in Adobe Reader on the ThinClient

  • Start the print job directly from Adobe Reader

Please verify the displayed page count at the terminal before releasing the job.

Refund of Remaining Credit

  • External users and FU staff using a library account:
    Refund upon request via the library.

  • FU students and FU staff using an FU account:
    Refund via FUB-IT.